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the Côte Roannaise appellation stretches over 14 villages along the left bank of the Loire. Gamay, known locally as Saint-Romain, is the only grape variety grown here. The soils are predominantly granite and basalt covered with sand and alluvium at the foot of the hills.

Grape varieties: Vins rouges et rosés : gamay

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Domaine de la Rochette
La Rochette 2022
AOC Côte Roannaise Red wine
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The wines of this appellation

the red and rosé wines are made by the semi-carbonic maceration process, hence their fresh, clean, lively, fresh and harmonious style and capacity to be drunk young. With their ruby-red hue, they exhibit fragrances of red fruit such as blackcurrant, raspberry, strawberry, red currant and bilberry. They pair with chitterlings sausage, slicing sausage, tripe and white meat.

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